Paperbacked
“Paperbacked” 是形容词,指书籍以软纸封面装订,即“平装的”。与 “hardcover”(精装)相对,常见于出版、图书馆编目与电商商品描述,如 “a paperbacked edition”(平装版)。
- “The novel was released in a paperbacked edition six months later.” (这部小说六个月后推出了平装版。)
- “She prefers paperbacked books for travel because they are lighter.” (她旅行更爱带平装书,因为更轻便。)
- “The library stamped the paperbacked copy before lending it out.” (图书馆在借出前给这本平装书盖了章。)
“Paperbacked” 由 “paperback”(平装书)与 “-ed”(具有……特征的)构成,“paperback” 本身即 paper(纸)+ back(书脊、背面)。
“-ed” 在此构成形容词,表示“带有平装封面的”;名词形式为 paperback。
欧美出版业中,新书常以精装首发、平装跟进;“paperbacked” 多见于书目、馆藏记录,日常口语更常说 “paperback”。
- 固定搭配: “paperbacked edition” (平装版), “paperbacked copy” (平装本)
- 名词: paperback
- 反义: hardcover, hardback
“paper + backed”:用 paper 做 back(封底/back cover)的书,就是 paperbacked。
“He bought the paperbacked version so he could fold the corners without feeling guilty.” (他买了平装版,这样折书角也不会心疼。)